See also: 雰圍氣 and 氛圍

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ふん
Grade: S

Grade: 5

Grade: 1
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spellings
雰圍氣 (kyūjitai)
氛囲気 (uncommon)
 雰囲気 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

Appeared in the book on physics 気海観瀾 (Kikai Kanran) of 1827.[1][2] Until the end of the Edo period, the term was used as a translation of Dutch lucht (air).[1][2] In the early Meiji period, it became common as a translation of English atmosphere, and in the late Meiji period, it changed to an abstract meaning as it is today.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ふん)()() (fun'ikiふんゐき (fun'wiki)?

  1. mood; atmosphere
    Synonym: ムード (mūdo)
    (ふん)()()いい
    Fun'iki ga ii.
    It's cozy.
  2. (uncommon) atmosphere (of the Earth or any astronomical body)
    Synonym: 大気 (taiki)

See also edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 雰囲気”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  4. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN